Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Greenland
Greenland: Electricity generation from hydropower per person was 8,413 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8,413 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
5th
of 215 countries
All-time high
8,579 kilowatt-hours
in 2023
All-time low
2,835 kilowatt-hours
in 2001
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Greenland, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity generation from hydropower per person in Greenland stood at 8,413 kilowatt-hours.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower per person in Greenland peaked at 8,579 kilowatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,835 kilowatt-hours, in 2001.
That places Greenland 5th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Greenland, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,023 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 2,835 kilowatt-hours | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 3,179 kilowatt-hours | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 3,170 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 3,338 kilowatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 3,511 kilowatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 3,515 kilowatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 3,521 kilowatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 3,528 kilowatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 4,598 kilowatt-hours | +30.3% |
| 2010 | 5,121 kilowatt-hours | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 5,980 kilowatt-hours | +16.8% |
| 2012 | 5,986 kilowatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 6,545 kilowatt-hours | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 6,940 kilowatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 7,494 kilowatt-hours | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 7,132 kilowatt-hours | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 6,774 kilowatt-hours | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 7,487 kilowatt-hours | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 7,307 kilowatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 7,664 kilowatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 7,670 kilowatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 8,391 kilowatt-hours | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 8,579 kilowatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 8,413 kilowatt-hours | -1.9% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 8,413 kilowatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.48 kilowatt-hours, 114.5× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 8,413 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 653.13 kilowatt-hours, 12.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,422 kilowatt-hours | 2,835 kilowatt-hours | 4,598 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,677 kilowatt-hours | 5,121 kilowatt-hours | 7,494 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,143 kilowatt-hours | 7,664 kilowatt-hours | 8,579 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More energy & mining data for Greenland
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.2748 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 16.4% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from hydropower per person in Greenland?
- Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Greenland was 8,413 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from hydropower per person recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 8,579 kilowatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower per person recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,835 kilowatt-hours in 2001.
- How does Greenland rank for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
- Greenland ranks 5th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower per person rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from hydropower per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.